Warrior Beat

Expanded coverage of UH football, including practice notes, game analysis, recruiting info and observations on the Mountain West Conference.

About the blog host

Stephen Tsai covers University of Hawaii football for the Star-Advertiser. Follow him on Twitter @StephenTsai and sign up for the Hawaii football newsletter here: http://www.hawaiiwarriorworld.com/email-signup/

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Leila's back!

By Stephen Tsai on May 29, 2008

Yep, here’s a shot of Leila’s back. (The Princess returned today.) * * * Inoke Funaki strikes a pose. * * * UH’s version of the Quarterback Challenge started with handshake greetings yesterday afternoon. “It’s good,” Inoke Funaki said of the arrival of JC transfers Greg Alexander and Brent Rausch. “There’s strength in numbers.” Funaki and Tyler Graunke exited spring practice as the co-No. 1 quarterbacks. Coach Greg McMackin promised to open the competition in training camp, with a starter […]

Video of UH spring practice

By Stephen Tsai on March 31, 2008

 Here’s video of today’s practice: http://honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080331/VIDEO05/80331045 * * * This is a sad day in Hawai‘i history. If you’ve lived in Hawai‘i for a significant amount of time, you know somebody who works for Aloha Airlines. Its workers truly lived up to the company name. The recent developments will have an impact on local sports. This will affect inter-island competition, make it more difficult for Neighbor Island fans to attend O‘ahu sporting events and, yes, hinder the way the UH […]